Journal article
Use of Diagnostic Tests for Presumed Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Long‐Term Care Facilities
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To describe the current use of diagnostic tests for management of presumed lower respiratory tract infection in selected long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Canada and to correlate test use with facility and resident characteristics.
DESIGN: Prospective, 12-month multicenter cohort study.
Authors
Mubareka S; Duckworth H; Cheang M; Loeb M; Simor A; Liu B; McNeil S; Lewis D; Nicolle LE
Journal
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 55, No. 9, pp. 1365–1370
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2007
DOI
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01291.x
ISSN
0002-8614